Claiming

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SPRING MOUNTAIN hounded the pace outside in the beginning, continued to force the issue running on the turn, bid for the lead in the four path turning for home, took over control in mid stretch, surrendered the lead at the sixteenth pole and dug back in when lightly bumped nearing the wire to surge for the win at the finish line. BONGINO was in a good spot tucked in on the rail watching the contesting pair down the backside, waited on the fence to pounce on the leaders through the turn, looked for a path at the top of the stretch, had clear run in the three path with three sixteenths remaining, poked his head in front with a sixteenth to go, drifted out slightly driving to the wire late and was outgamed by the resurging winner at the finish. EXULT travelled in midpack on the rail in the early stages, stalked inside in the third flight through the turn, waited behind a wall of runners at the top of the lane, angled inwards in upper stretch to the rail for clear run and showed late energy to close in and capture third crossing the line. NEWPORT AGENT had a good position outside horses in the second flight down the backstretch, kept a close eye on the contesting pair throughout the turn, posed a serious threat in the five path straightening out for the stretch drive and evened out in the final furlong for a minor share. TOURIST'S DREAM set the fractions down the backstretch, continued up front with a slim advantage on the turn, was clinging to the lead in the three path turning for home, battled until the eighth pole, could not find another gear late and faded in deep stretch. INFAMOUS COVERT settling near the back three deep outside foes down the back straight, advanced three wide making a move at the three furlong marker, swung out widest to the six path to be in the hunt for the stretch run and levelled off in the final furlong. BOKERMIN was unhurried to trail the field down the backside, saved ground seeing the field running on the turn and when roused straightening out for the drive could not get involved in the late stages of the race. COPINSAY stalked between foes in the two path near the back in the early going, made little impression through the turn and could not make a presence in the stretch run.